Animal Files: everyday miracles

7:48 PM,
Dec. 19, 2013

Blondie's theme song is 'Don't Worry, Be Happy!' Come and meet this delightful gal and many other wonderful dogs and cats all available for adoption at Nevada Humane Society, located at 2825 Longley Lane, between Rock and Mira Loma in Reno.

Written by

Bonney Brown

While this is certainly the season for miracles, the Nevada Humane Society (NHS) staff is in the business of creating lifesaving miracles for orphaned pets everyday of the year. The animals' stories often start out sad, even heartbreaking, but more often than not the results are heartwarming.

For example, there's Pippin, a sweet little black lab only four months old. He arrived at the NHS shelter thin, covered in dandruff and limping badly - the result of a broken leg.

Pippin received the surgery he needed to save his leg as well as the care and time he needed to grow into a strong and happy pup - ...